Nail or screw to build modules for a garden shed?

[Ludde Jakobsson]

Hello everyone.
I hope all of you with children are being celebrated on Father's Day.
I myself need to urgently build a "friggebod" before December 1st and plan to construct all the frames lying down and then raise them as soon as everything is ready. I was thinking of screwing or nailing the frame together lying down, using 45x95 through the "sylbrädan" or whatever it is called. I initially considered screwing with 2 x 5x90 but maybe that's overkill? Should I nail instead, and which nail should I use then? 3.4x100? What is your recommendation? If screws, are 2 pcs 5x90 per side good or what would you choose, and what size of nail if you would choose nails?

 

[Nissegandhi]

Your proposed lengths work well whether you choose nails/screws, set them in pairs.

 

[Jansson69]

Nail so 3.4x100 is enough but 5x90 screw is too short and weak to screw, for example, a base plate to a post, you need to have 6x120 at the shortest if you want it to grip; often I have 140 long ones.
But nailing is the cheapest...

 

[Nissegandhi]

There is a good rule of thumb, when nailing, what you attach should be a maximum of one-third of the nail's length. When screwing, double the length is sufficient. It's all about pull-out value. The most common nail for framing 45 timber is 100x34. Then, of course, there are exceptions to every rule.

 

[z_bumbi]

If you are in a hurry, both answers are wrong. You should use a nail gun and follow the sizing for the selected nails. Then you can also shoot roofing boards and facade, which makes it even faster. (for the facade, the nails must be hammered in by hand at the very end)
The lesson I've taken from this year's construction is that I wouldn't have wanted to go without buying a gun before I started, but I already had nails and screws, so I thought it was unnecessary. Now I've screwed the frame and facade and nailed the roof, and no process is particularly fast.

 

[Ludde Jakobsson]

Nails so 3.4x100 is enough but 5x90 screws are too short and weak to screw e.g. a sill into a post you need 6x120 at the shortest if you want it to hold, often I use 140 long ones..
But nailing is the cheapest..

Thanks for the info.

 

[Bele]

Hello everyone.
I hope all of you with children are celebrated on Father's Day.
I myself need to urgently build a friggebod before December 1st and intend to build all the frames lying down and then raise them as soon as everything is ready. I was thinking of screwing or nailing the frame lying 45x95 through the "sylbrädan" or whatever it's called. I initially thought of screwing with 2 x 5x90 but maybe that's overkill? Should I nail instead and what nails should I use? 3.4x100? What is your recommendation? If screws, are 2 x 5x90 per side good or what would you choose and what size nails if you would choose nails?

Did the shed get finished?

Mine did not. I'm wondering how to interpret the regulations with a partially framed friggebod in an area where it's no longer allowed to build.

 

[Ludde Jakobsson]

Did the shed get finished?

Mine didn't. I'm considering how to interpret the regulations with a partially constructed "friggebod" in an area where construction is no longer allowed.

It stands there with a roof and walls. Missing doors and just need to lay roofing felt, so it should be considered finished. I put some things in it yesterday to mark that it is done. I'll try to paint the other sides during the week.